Nova Scotia man shows off his homemade motorcycle
Rick DeYoung has been riding motorcycles for most of his life.
"Forty years," said the truck driver by trade, who added he loves motorcycles for two basic reasons. "Freedom and the wind in your hair."
DeYoung’s motorcycle is his own creation. He built it in his garage from scratch.
"It was four and a half years to build," he said. "Everything you see on there is mostly from eBay."
In addition to buying all the parts online, DeYoung is also a self-taught motorcycle designer and builder. He learned how to do it through YouTube tutorials.
"You can do anything now," said DeYoung.
DeYoung’s motorcycle is a unique design. For those who wonder what it is worth?
"I would rather not say," said DeYoung. "The wife would get mad at me (laughter)."
Last year DeYoung wanted to display his creation in a car show at the Buffalo Club in Cow Bay, Nova Scotia.
"We were going to do it with a smoke machine, inside a trailer and I would kind of ride it out there and do the display," said DeYoung.
COVID-19 caused the cancellation of the event. DeYoung hopes to unveil it this summer and if public health restrictions allow, he wants to make it a breast cancer fundraiser.
DeYoung said, overall this machine is a dream come true on wheels.
"It is just something I wanted to do all my life," he said.
DeYoung also said this is more than a motorcycle.
It is his pride and joy -- the product of hard work, passion and ingenuity.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
BREAKING New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.
BREAKING Monthly earnings rise, payroll employment falls: jobs report
The number of vacant jobs in Canada increased in February, while monthly payroll employment decreased in food services, manufacturing, and retail trade, among other sectors.
Doctors say capital gains tax changes will jeopardize their retirement. Is that true?
The Canadian Medical Association asserts the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation will put doctors' retirement savings in jeopardy, but some financial experts insist incorporated professionals are not as doomed as they say they are.
Remains from a mother-daughter cold case were found nearly 24 years later, after a deathbed confession from the suspect
A West Virginia father is getting some sense of closure after authorities found the remains of his young daughter and her mother following a deathbed confession from the man believed to have fatally shot them nearly two decades ago.
Something in the water? Canadian family latest to spot elusive 'Loch Ness Monster'
For centuries, people have wondered what, if anything, might be lurking beneath the surface of Loch Ness in Scotland. When Canadian couple Parry Malm and Shannon Wiseman visited the Scottish highlands earlier this month with their two children, they didn’t expect to become part of the mystery.
Metro Vancouver mayors call for serial killer Robert Pickton to be denied parole
A dozen mayors from around Metro Vancouver say federal Attorney General and Justice Minister Arif Virani should deny parole for notorious B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton, and reassess the parole and sentencing system for 'prolific offenders and mass murderers.'
What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?
Recent injected drugs like Wegovy and its predecessor, the diabetes medication Ozempic, are reshaping the health and fitness industries.
2 military horses that broke free and ran loose across London are in serious condition
Two military horses that bolted and ran miles through the streets of London after being spooked by construction noise and tossing their riders were in a serious condition and required operations, a British government official said Thursday.
'It was instant karma': Viral video captures failed theft attempt in Nanaimo, B.C.
Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., say two late-night revellers are lucky their allegedly drunken antics weren't reported to police after security cameras captured the men trying to steal a heavy sign from a downtown business.